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German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, France President Emmanuel Macron and many other national leaders rallied behind the peace plan. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the international aid flotilla on his way to Gaza led by the former climate activist Gretha Thunberg to immediately cease its action. ‘Many would be only too happy to disrupt US President Trumps’s peace plan’, Meloni said.

EU Council dilemma: What to do with the Commission’s Israel sanction package?

What to decide about the Commission’s sanction package against Israel

Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ may at some point have to put peacekeeping ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine, but its weaknesses are daunting. The UK and France wrangle over their soldiers’ rules of engagement – should these deter Russian assaults or respond to them? As to capability shortcomings, the Europeans would have to rely on the US for intelligence, for many weapons systems and logistical support.

The EU’s defence drive lacks a plan and a political mandate

Europe’s answer to the world’s geopolitical turmoil is massive rearmament and a new era of intra-EU military cooperation

Seemingly decisive terms like “deal,” “success,” and “security guarantees” aim to project a sense of certainty, resolve, and consensus where they do not exist. In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, such language framing policy and public debates not only does not help formulate a proactive and sustainable policy agenda but actively prevents its development.

The power of language on war and peace

U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealmaking approach to foreign policy has reduced complex negotiations to business transactions. But the now widespread use of euphemistic terms in global politics actively prevents the development of coherent policy agendas

Earlier this week - during a lengthy speech at the UN General Assembly - Trump also accused Nato allies of "funding the war against themselves" through their purchases of energy from Moscow.During Trump’s first term in office, the US removed Turkey from the F-35 programme after it purchased S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia.

Trump urges Turkey to stop buying Russian oil as Erdogan chases deal on F-35s

US President Donald Trump has urged Turkey to stop buying oil from Russia, part of a wider drive to cut off Moscow’s energy funding as the war in Ukraine rages on

These overt military violations have suspiciously coincided with severe simultaneous disruptions at major European airports. NATO’s response wasn’t just paltry; it was accompanied by Trump statements that suggest the clearly deliberate violations by Moscow were “a mistake,” inviting more Russian aggression instead of deterring it.

Why the U.S. security stance is worse than a dormant NATO

Russia’s recent violations of NATO airspace have further exposed the security gap between transatlantic allies. The imperative for Europeans to build credible deterrence by bolstering their military posture as well as their financial and industrial efforts has never been more urgent

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